DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.9 - - 59.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2157 - - 2160 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 920 - - 920 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3046 - - 3049 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 962 - - 1084 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 218 - - 150 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 23 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 064 - - 059 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 13 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1077 - - 914 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1969 - - 2135 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 565 - - 219 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2481 - - 2830 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 60.9 - - 59.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.5 - - 53.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.6 - - 59.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.6 - - 52.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2157 - - 2160 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98225 2 123 14 259 98225 90841 5 244 10 204 90841 85096 9 232 3 277 85096 80330 9 265 4 333 80330 76251 6 262 9 292 76251 72678 4 242 9 272 72678 69459 6 316 4 227 69459 66491 11 331 5 307 66491 63735 15 326 9 313 63735 61077 19 310 13 317 61077 58316 19 284 22 285 58316 55455 18 285 21 261 55455 52722 25 271 24 262 52722 50252 36 261 30 267 50252 48025 40 245 39 252 48025 45994 42 234 40 242 45994 44127 42 232 38 245 44127 42401 42 235 38 243 42401 40794 48 237 44 247 40794 39302 57 230 63 240 39302 37916 71 219 58 226 37916 36585 76 217 49 231 36585 35234 70 222 58 256 35234 33833 46 229 63 257 33833 32378 35 246 55 261 32378 30858 31 252 43 238 30858 29258 29 252 39 236 29258 27576 26 251 35 244 27576 25810 24 254 27 242 25810 23963 22 263 27 244 23963 22042 14 263 26 250 22042 20043 15 273 20 255 20043 17958 16 269 14 266 17958 15833 8 290 14 267 15833 13782 8 297 7 263 13782 11914 5 230 6 263 11914 10257 6 114 3 178 10257 8790 7 095 3 106 8790 7489 7 131 1 165 7489 6339 9 136 8 114 6339 5328 13 106 18 097 5328 4443 17 091 22 086 4443 3667 20*072 25*065 3667 2976 21*065 26*061 2976 2365 21 064 25 060 2365 1855 20 064 24 059 1855 1464 19 063 22 059 1464 1194 18 063 20 058 1194 1031 16 062 17 058 1031 937 12 062 13 057 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography